There has been a spike in Chikunguniya and dengue cases in the state capital as Dengue and Chikunguniya cases touched a record high for the season in the city on Tuesday with 24 dengue patients were detected and 6 people tested positive for Chikunguniya in a single day.
Vector-borne diseases continued unabated in the state capital with five people testing positive for dengue each day on an average in Bhopal in the last fortnight. Chikunguniya infection is also detected on a daily basis and is set to increase as people travel during the festive season, warned health department official.
Two cases each of dengue were reported from Semra Kalan, BHEl and Arera Colony. Other cases were from Shahjehanabad, Kotra Sultanabad, Bhim Nagar (Behind Satpura), laxmi Nagar (Sonagiri) and Pushpa Nagar Sector A also in Sonagiri according to reports. So far this year, dengue stung has impacted 184 people and 21 Chikunguniya in Bhopal. Two deaths have been attributed to dengue in Bhopal. While four cases of Chikunguniya were reported from Saket Nagar and one from Kanchan Nagar while one case has been reported from other district.
A total of 24 cases of dengue were tested positive while 61 cases were negative from the 85 samples collected while 6 cases of Chikunguniya were tested positive and 14 were negative from the 20 samples collected.